VIDEO: Senate Democrats take Cuomo at his word

Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, said today that she's confident Gov. Andrew Cuomo will commit to his pledged support to help Democrats win back the Senate majority and push the progressive agenda sought by the Working Families Party.

Cuomo, in order to win the Working Families Party nod, vowed to help Democratic candidates for the Senate in November get elected. He also said he would seek to increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, index future increases to the rate of inflation and let local governments set their own rates up to 30 percent above the $10.10.

"That’s exactly what we had wanted, and he committed to exactly that and he hasn’t changed that in any of his comments," said Karen Scharff, executive director of Citizens Action.

Stewart-Cousins said she expected Cuomo to help them on the campaign trail. The Senate is now controlled by a coalition of Republicans and five Democrats.

"I think the governor made it clear that he will be supporting a Senate Democratic majority because he understands that so many of the initiatives he’s put forward has been thwarted because of the leadership composition now," Stewart-Cousins said.

Scharff wouldn't put a number on how much Cuomo would help raise for the Senate campaigns. There have been reports of a $10 million campaign fund.

"There’s a strong commitment by the labor coalition and the governor and the mayor of New York City to make sure that there is a robust campaign fund available," she said.